Timely Films El Nino Scene reviews the plethora of three-plus hour Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives went to Thursday films this holiday season, from Ripleys to federal court yesterday to challenge the ruling Cedars to Magnolias. that will send him back to his father in Cuba. JANUARY20, Scene • page 17 World & Nation • page 5 2000 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIII NO. 66 HTTP://OBSERVER.N D.EDU NDFD emphasizes fire prevention on both campuses By TIM LOGAN News Editor Notre Dame and Saint Mary's combine education, preparation and fire safety devices to try to pre­ vent incidents like the blaze that killed three students Wednesday at Seton Hall University. All of the dorms on the two cam­ puses have alarms and at least some form of automatic sprinkler system and a series of regulations banning certain high-risk objects from student rooms. Full sprinkler systems - with heads in each room - exist in all Saint Mary's residence halls, according to Dana North, assistant director for Residence Life at the KRT Photo College. Firefighters tend to Boland Hall on Seton Hall University's campus early Wednesday morning. The blaze claimed the life Those systems are in place in of three students and injured 62. Careless smoking may be the cause. approximately half of the dorms at Notre Dame, said University fire chief John Antonucci. Fifteen Notre Dame residences have "partial" Fire blazes through Seton Hall dorm sprinkler systems that protect high­ risk areas such as boiler rooms and the ceiling tiles were coming down. I saw a ceiling tile fall laundries, Antonucci said. The rest Associated Press have full systems with a sprinkler on someone~" "It was panic. Everybody was just, 'Go! Go! Go!'" said in every room. These, and an SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. Nicole McFarlane, 19. She was treated for exposure extensive network of extinguishers Fire broke out at a Seton Hall University dormitory early because she left her room)n only a short nightgown, a jack­ and alarms, help the department Wednesday as hundreds slept, killing three people, injuring et and hiking boots. combat blazes. 62 and sending terrified students crawling in pajamas The cause of the fire was under investigation. But the fire department - located through choking smoke into the freezing cold outside. The tragedy cast a pall of grief over the campus of the on campus next to Haggar Hall - Four students were critically burned. One of them suf­ Roman Catholic school 15 miles southwest of New York focuses on prevention first. The fered third-degree burns over most of his body. City. Classes for the 10,000 students were canceled for the on-campus fire department gives Many of the 640 residents of Boland Hall rolled over to go week. A memorial service was planned for later officials the jurisdiction to enforce back to sleep when they heard the alarm around 4:30 a.m., Wednesday. Sports events also were postponed through fire code regulations more easily thinking it was another in a string of 18 false alarms set off Thursday. and check sprinklers, alarms and in the six-floor building since September. "There's not much you can say at this time," said Newark extinguishers frequently, Antonucci But many soon heard screams for help, smelled the smoke Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, who came to offer sup- said. and saw flames creep under doors. "What an on-campus fire depart- "I opened the door just to check," Yatin Patel said. "All see FIRE/page 4 see NDFD/page 4 ND adopts new sweatshop policy and apparel. manufacturers and to put in By KATE STEER Bill Hoye, chairperson of the place a monitoring system to Assistant News Editor task force, appreciates the ensure adherence to the code. actions of the University and "The next big issue is just As the leading university in its president Father Edward the physical implementation of the movement against sweat­ Malloy. the plan: looking at the moni­ shop labor, Notre Dame "Obviously, we're really toring, gathering lists of what recently adopted three recom­ pleased that Father Malloy has our vendors are and who our mendations made by the adopted the recommendations licensees are. Once we have University's Task Force on of the task force," he said. full disclosure of factories' Anti-sweatshop Initiatives. "We think that they'll make a locations, we can send out the The University now prohibits real and substantial contribu­ monitoring groups," said stu­ the manufacturing of Notre tion to improving the condi­ dent body president Micah Dame products in countries tions of the workers that make Murphy, who served on the that do not recognize the legal Notre Dame licensed products task force. rights of workers to form around the world." The changes in the monitor­ labors. It also created a model The original idea behind the ing system will include the factory monitoring program task force was to make a involvement of representatives and it will demand full public statement in response to the of non-governmental groups disclosure of manufacturing increasing public awareness like labor leaders, human sites by all its licensees. and opposition to what is rights activists and church Each recommendation known as sweatshop labor. leaders. builds upon the initial struc­ The statement declared the "[The changes] will add an SHANNON BENNETT? The Observer ture put in place in March University's position on the element of credibility and A student shops at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore amid 1999 to monitor production of issue and began to set forth a current talks about the University's sweatshop policies. Notre Dame licensed products code of conduct among the see POLICY/page 7 • page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Thursday, January 20, 2000 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK AT NOTRE DAME AN.D SAINT MARY'S Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Millennium, + Acousticafe: LaFortune, + Ceremony: H11dndieation + Performance: "Dream + Session: Sc:uba diving 9 p.m. of' gallery spaces, LittJp, Team Comedy Show. " course information ses- schmellinnium + Rave: Have and llo- Theatre Lobby, 5:30p.m. ()'Laughlin Auditorium. sion, 218 Hockne. 1 p.m. down. Alumni-Senior Club. · + Movie: "Eyes Wide 8 p.m. + Concert: Altenburg Trio. for all ages, 10 p.m. Shut," Snite, 6:30p.m. + Concert: Pat Heiden Snite, $3. 2 p.m. How was your millennium celebration? Did you watch the millennium coverage on + Movie: "American + Dance: Folk Dance Quintent, jazz and blues + Performance: "Pride and ABC? Or maybe you've heard President Beauty," 101 DeBartalo, Group, Clubhouse, music. LaFortune Prejudice," Little Theatre. Clinton talk about our country in the new mil­ 10:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Ballroom, 8 p.m. 3 p.m. lennium'? Millennium. schmellinnium. I still have a year to OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports plan my millennium cel­ ebration and so do you. Sorry to break it to you, Live animal experiments canceled at Illinios but the turn of the cen­ tury and the new millen­ Brian Kessler CHAMPAIGN. Ill. ''There is a movement to bring trying to be deliberate and work nium starts next year­ Live animal experiments for first­ respect for non-human with reasonable speed. It just takes Jan. 1. 2001. We're still year veterinary students were can­ time. It has become a media celled this semester by the College animals and vet schools need event." in the 20th century and Sports Editor still in the second mil­ of Veterinary Medicine. as adminis­ to move forward. " However, veterinary schools lennium.. Anyone with a trators explore alternatives to nationwide are moving toward first grade education experiments that kill animals in using live animals less - especially order to teach students. Teri Barnato in beginning classes. and a little common sense could tell you The new policy will likely estab­ Association of Veterinarians "From what I understand. most that. lish procedures where students will for Animal Rights veterinary schools aren't using live Last time I checked. there was never a learn how normal animals function cadavers to teach physiology - it's year zero. Back in the sixth century, a by using less invasive methods in just not necessary," said Teri monk named Dionysius Exiguus (literally their basic physiology classes. They ments last semester. Some profes­ Barnato, national director of the translated Dennis the Short) determined also might watch demonstrations sors said available alternatives Association of V e te ri n arians for that time should be marked by the birth of instead of doing their own experi­ were not good enough. Animal Rights. "There is a move­ Jesus. As a result of his studies. he set the ments. But those procedures The policy the school has been ment to bring respect for non­ year AD 1 (the first year of our Lord). "change the intensity of studies," developing since last fall will prob­ human animals and vet schools However. in his plan. he counted back­ said the college's dean, Victor Valli. ably make the alternatives a formal nned to move forward." wards the time before the birth of Jesus University veterinary students part of the class, said Gerald Valli agreed that veterinary down to the year 1 BC. and then immedi­ were never forced to participate in Pijanowski. the college's associate schools are moving toward a less ately shifted to the year AD 1. There was the experiments, but were not dean for academic and student hands-on approach but said real offered alternatives. More than 25 affairs. experience is still the best way to no year zero in between. students opted out of the experi- "This is not new," he said.